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US4098451A
US4098451A US05/791,874 US79187477A US4098451A US 4098451 A US4098451 A US 4098451A US 79187477 A US79187477 A US 79187477A US 4098451 A US4098451 A US 4098451A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L—PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16L1/00—Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
    • F16L1/26—Repairing or joining pipes on or under water
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/0061—Underwater arc welding
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23K—SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING; WELDING; CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING; CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING; WORKING BY LASER BEAM
    • B23K9/00—Arc welding or cutting
    • B23K9/02—Seam welding; Backing means; Inserts
    • B23K9/028—Seam welding; Backing means; Inserts for curved planar seams
    • B23K9/0282—Seam welding; Backing means; Inserts for curved planar seams for welding tube sections

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  • This invention relates to a method of welding.
  • a method of repairing a pipeline situated under water in which method a damaged or sub-standard section of the pipeline is cut away and replaced with a new length of pipe.
  • One known method of repairing a pipeline situated under water involves the use of welded ball-and-socket joints to connect the ends of a length of replacement pipe to the exposed ends of the pipeline that are formed when the defective section of the pipeline has been cut away.
  • One important advantage of this method is that the ball-and-socket joints are able to cater for axial misalignment of the exposed ends of the pipeline.
  • the cuts in the existing pipeline may be made and then inflatable ⁇ pigs ⁇ or stops may be inserted within the exposed ends of the pipeline and inflated so as to engage the inner wall of the pipeline and thereby prevent the ingress of water into the pipeline.
  • the exposed ends are cleaned and prepared for welding and socket members are slid onto each end.
  • a suitable length of replacement pipe may be cut from a spool, inflatable pigs inserted in the ends of the replacement pipe and then inflated, and tubular ball members welded to the ends of the replacement pipe. This length of replacement pipe is then lowered under water.
  • the two ball-and-socket joints are then welded by a GMA Welding method after assembling the replacement pipe and end members.
  • the replacement pipe is clamped in position with its end members engaging the end members mounted on the ends of the pipeline.
  • the welds are made in a welding chamber which is mounted on the assembly of pipes before the replacement pipe is clamped in position.
  • the welding chamber is intended to be operated with a gaseous ⁇ atmosphere ⁇ inside it.
  • cuffs or like sealing members are clamped around the parts of the pipe assembly entering the chamber and the flanges (usually tubular) of the chamber through which the pipes enter the chamber.
  • the cuffs (or boots as they are sometimes called) may be made of elastomeric material. If desired they may each be formed with a slit running from end-to-end of one of their sides.
  • the ball and socket members are to be fabricated (generally by casting) or they are to be machined to the precise dimensions only after the exact external diameters of the pipes to which they are to be welded are determined it will be necessary to assume that the external diameter of each respective end of the pipeline could be one percent greater than that nominally specified for it. It can be appreciated that if in fact the external diameter of the pipeline is one percent less than that specified for it there will be a considerable radial gap between the pipe and the tubular non-mating ends of the socket members. In consequence, the fillet weld therebetween will be relatively weak, particularly, if a large diameter pipeline (e.g. 3 ft in external diameter) is to be repaired.
  • a large diameter pipeline e.g. 3 ft in external diameter
  • a method of repairing an under water pipeline from which a defective or damaged length of pipe has been cut away to form two longitudinally spaced-apart, exposed, pipe ends which method includes the steps of:
  • the sleeve and the tubular end portions of the open-ended members to be butt welded have a radial wall thickness and internal diameter so as to be capable of being butt-welded to the end of the pipe or pipeline (as the case may be) to be joined thereto irrespective of where in the range of external diameters specified for the pipe and pipeline the external diameters of the pipe and pipeline lie.
  • step (d) There are two possible ways of performing step (d).
  • the preferred way is to butt-weld the tubular end portion of the other end of the replacement pipe.
  • the method according to the present invention offers the advantage that some of the welds made in repairing the pipeline are butt welds (which are usually stronger than comparable fillet welds), while those fillet welds that need to be made are between components that may be precisely fabricated such that the radial gap between components to be fillet-welded together need to be no more than is necessary for the components to be fitted together before being welded. In consequence, it is possible to avoid depositing fillet welds which are relatively weak in consequence of their being formed between parts that are separated by a relatively large radial distance.
  • the open-ended members to be welded to the exposed ends of the pipeline may conveniently have respectively internal and external part-spherical mating surfaces.
  • both open-ended members to be welded to the exposed ends of the pipeline can have external mating surfaces or both can have internal mating surfaces.
  • the open-ended member to be welded to the sleeve may have an internal or external part-spherical mating surface, though it is generally more convenient for its mating surface to be external.
  • both the open-ended members to be butt-welded to the exposed ends of the pipelines should have internal mating surfaces, although, if desired, one open-ended member may have an internal mating surface, and the other an external mating surface.
  • a sealing ring may be engaged between the mating surfaces of each pair of engaging open-ended members.
  • One convenient procedure for repairing a pipeline in accordance with the present invention is to cut away the defective or damaged length, prepare the exposed ends of the pipeline ready for welding, and butt-weld the open-ended members to the exposed ends.
  • a chosen length of replacement pipe is cut from a spool of pipe, the sleeve (or sleeves) is welded to the replacement pipe and an open-ended member is welded to one end of the replacement pipe, another open-ended member being slidably mounted on the sleeve at the other end.
  • This assembly is then lowered underwater with the sliding open-ended member in a position such that the replacement pipe is able to be fitted between the exposed ends of the pipeline.
  • the welded open-ended member is mated with the adjacent complementary open-ended member welded to one of the exposed ends of the pipe to form a ball-and-socket coupling.
  • the ball and socket coupling is then clamped readying for welding.
  • the pair of open-ended members at the other end are then mated to form a ball-and-socket coupling.
  • the fillet welds can then be made.
  • each fillet weld is made in a gaseous environment which is specially created under water in a chamber which is situated so as to create around the respective parts to be welded together a sufficiently large gas space to permit a welder-diver to weld.
  • the chamber may have fume extraction means to remove fume emitted by the flux-cored wire.
  • the invention includes within its scope pipelines repaired by the method according to the present invention, and oil or gas or other fluid which is passed through a pipeline repaired by the method according to the present invention.
  • the length of the pipeline needing to be cut away may be so short that no length of replacement pipe will be needed.
  • the principle of employing a sleeve, so as to be able to cater for any variation in the diameter of the pipeline within the range of diameters specified for it, may also be applied.
  • the present invention also provides a method of repairing an under water pipeline from which a defective or damaged length of pipe has been cut away to form two longitudinally spaced-apart, exposed, pipe ends which method includes the steps of:
  • the sleeve and the tubular portions of the open-ended members have internal diameters and radial wall thickness such that the butt-welds are able to be made irrespective of where in the range of external diameters specified for the pipeline the actual external diameters of the pipeline lies.
  • the welds may be made under water in a gaseous atmosphere and choice of dimensions for the sleeve and the open-ended members may be made analogously, to when a length of replacement pipe is required.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 are schematic representations of a pipeline at different stages of an operation to repair it.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic representation of a pipeline after it has been repaired by a method not using a length of replacement pipe in addition to a sleeve and the hollow members
  • pipeline ends 6 and 8 are exposed, as shown in FIG. 2. It is necessary for these ends not to be deformed. If, for example, it is found that the exposed ends are oval it will be necessary to cut further lengths of pipeline away.
  • a suitable length of replacement pipe 10 (see FIG. 3) is cut from a spool of pipe (not shown) on a support vessel above the damaged region of pipeline.
  • the ends of the pipe 10 are then cleaned and bevelled in order to prepare them for butt-welding.
  • a conventional internal or external pipe alignment frame may be used to clamp the sleeve 12 to the pipe 10 prior to welding as the configuration of the V preparation may be such that an internal or external butt-weld may be made. Preferably an external butt-weld is made.
  • the next step is to weld to the other end of the pipe 10 an open-ended (or socket) member 14 having an internal part-spherical mating surface 16 and a tubular end portion 18.
  • the end of the portion is bevelled so as to define an internal groove of V-shaped cross-section with the bevelled edge of the pipe 10.
  • the socket member 14 is then internally butt welded to the end of the pipe 10 by means of an arc-welding technique, a conventional external pipe alignment frame being used to clamp the socket member 14 to the pipe 10 prior to welding.
  • the groove may be located externally of the socket member 14 and pipe 10 and a conventional internal pipe alignment frame used to clamp these parts together prior to welding.
  • Inflatable backstops 20 and 22 are then inserted in the sleeve 12 and the end of pipe 10 opposite the sleeve 12.
  • the pigs 20 and 22 are then inflated and thereby sealingly engage the internal walls of the sleeve 12 and the pipe 10.
  • An open-ended (or ball) member 24 having an external part-spherical mating surface 26 and a tubular end portion 28 is then slid onto the sleeve 12.
  • the combined length of the socket member 14, the replacement pipe 10 and the sleeve 12 is such that with the ball member slid back to a position in which the end of portion 28 lies around the weld between the pipe 10 and sleeve 12 the replacement assembly is able to be positioned between the exposed ends 6 and 8 of the pipeline when these ends have their open-ended members welded to them.
  • open-ended members may be welded to the exposed ends 6 and 8 of the pipeline 2.
  • the ends 6 and 8 are stripped of bituminous protective material which is used to prevent corrosion of the pipe.
  • the faces of the ends 6 and 8 are bevelled by machining so as to form grooves of V-shaped cross-section with the end faces of the tubular end portions of open-ended members to be welded thereto.
  • inflatable backstops (or ⁇ pigs ⁇ ) 30 and 32 may be inserted therein and inflated so as to engage in a fluid-tight manner the inner wall of the pipeline 2.
  • An open-ended (or ball) member 34 having an outer part-spherical mating surface complementary to that of the socket member 14 is then clamped by means of clamp (or alignment frame) 39 to the end 6 of the pipeline 2 such that the tubular end portion 36 of the ball member 34 is held in abutment with the end 6, the bevelled faces of the end portion 36 and end 6 defining a groove of V-shaped cross-section, the mouth of the V being preferably located outwards (as shown) rather than inwards.
  • An open-based ⁇ DriWeld ⁇ chamber 40 (DriWeld is a trade mark) is then assembled around the end 6 and ball member 34 and a gaseous welding space created therearound.
  • One side opening in the chamber 40 for a pipe may be sealed by e.g. a cap as the members to be welded will not extend through both openings at this stage of the repair.
  • a ⁇ DriWeld ⁇ chamber with only one opening to receive a pipe may be used. Since the sea around the pipeline 2 acts as a heat ⁇ sink ⁇ it may be necessary to preheat the region of the weld before commencing to weld. Gas is passed from above water into the ⁇ DriWeld ⁇ chamber 40 so as to create a gas space therein by displacing water out of the open base of the chamber. Then, if required, pre-heat mats (i.e.
  • the welder-diver inserts the top of the welding torch into the ⁇ V ⁇ and commences to weld.
  • the method of welding used is preferably a GMA welding method using a flux-cored wire.
  • the welding wire is preferably of the self-shielding type (e.g. Innershield (RTM) 203M) and is preferably used in conjunction with a shielding gas, typically consisting of 98% by volume of argon and 2% by volume of oxygen. If, internal butt welds are to be made this is facilitated by making the ball-and-socket members of no more than a foot in length.
  • a shielding gas typically consisting of 98% by volume of argon and 2% by volume of oxygen.
  • each butt-weld is preferably prepared with a groove of ⁇ V ⁇ -shaped cross-section, of which the mouth of the V is externally situated. External clamps are preferably used. Each such clamp may be a toggle clamp such that it does not obstruct the making of the butt-welds.
  • the sliding ball member 24 Before the replacement assembly is so lowered the sliding ball member 24 may be clamped into a position in which the longitudinal distance between the ball and socket ends of the members 24 and 14 on the replacement assembly is less than that between the ball and socket ends of the members 34 and 42 welded to the exposed ends 6 and 8 of the pipeline 2.
  • the socket member 14 When the replacement assembly is in position the socket member 14 is mated with the ball member 34 to form a ball-and-socket coupling.
  • the members 14 and 34 are then clamped in this position in which it mates with the socket member 42 to form a ball-and-socket coupling.
  • the DriWeld chamber 40 is then positioned around this coupling, a gaseous space created in the chamber 40, the sleeve 12, ball member 24 and socket member 42 preheated, if required, and then the end 50 of the socket member 42 fillet welded to the part spherical outer surface 26 of the ball member 24, and the end 52 of the tubular portion 28 fillet welded to the outer surface of the sleeve 12.
  • gas may be released from the Driweld chamber 40, the chamber passed along the replacement pipe 10 and positioned around the ball-and-socket member 14. The gas space is then recreated in the chamber 40. the clamp 48 is removed, the overlapping portions of the ball member 34 and the socket member 14 preheated, if required, and the end 54 of the socket member 14 fillet welded to the outer spherical surface 26 of the ball member 24.
  • gas may be released from the Driweld chamber 40, the chamber disassembled, any trestles used to support and lift from the ocean bed the ends 6 and 8 of the pipeline 2 and the replacement pipe 10 removed and the repaired section of the pipe relaid on the ocean bed with, if desired, a bituminous protective or other coating or alternative corrosion protection means, e.g. cathodic means.
  • FIG. 5 The repaired length of the pipe line is shown in FIG. 5. It is to be appreciated that once fluid is passed again through the repaired pipeline the backstops or pigs will be forced by the fluid pressure out of the pipeline and hence these are not shown in FIG. 5. They are also for the sake of clarity omitted from FIG. 4.
  • the replacement pipe 10 In repairing the pipeline it is desirable that the replacement pipe 10, the sleeve 12 and the ball and socket member be all of a steel having physical and mechanical properties as close as possible to that of the steel from which the pipeline 2 is fabricated.
  • the sleeve 12 and the ball and socket members 14, 24, and 34 and 42 are fabricated and a suitable spool of pipe from which the replacement pipe 10 is chosen a knowledge of the dimensions of the lengths of pipe that go to make up the pipeline 2 is required.
  • the type of pipe that is used will normally have a British standard or other specification which will quote a figure for the external diameter of the pipe and the tolerance associated with the diameter.
  • the radial wall thickness of the pipe will also generally be quoted.
  • the pipe may have an external nominal diameter of 3ft ⁇ 1% and a radial wall thickness of say, half an inch. Knowing the specification of the pipe a spool of pipe fabricated to the same (or equivalent) specification may be chosen to provide the length of replacement pipe 10.
  • the radial wall thicknesses of the tubular end portions of the ball and socket members 14, 42 and 34 are chosen so as to be capable of being butt welded to, respectively, ends 6 and 8 of the pipeline 2 and the left hand end (as shown) of the replacement pipe 10 irrespective of what are the external diameters of the pipeline 2 and pipe 10 within the specified range.
  • the radial wall thickness of the tubular end portions of the members 14, 42 and 34 should be such that these end portions are capable of being adequately butt welded even if the internal diameter of the pipeline 2 and probably of the replacement pipe 10 is the minimum of 34.64 inches and/or if the external diameter is the maximum of 36.36 inches.
  • a radial wall thickness equal to half the difference between these two figures (i.e.
  • the ball and socket members are desirably all cast, forged and/or machined, precisely, such that the part spherical mating surface of each ball member makes a precise fit with the part spherical mating surface of each socket member.
  • the sleeve 12 may be cast, forged, moulded or machined precisely such that its external surface makes a precise fit with the internal surface of the tubular end member of the ball member 24.
  • these parts will generally be desirable for these parts to have a greater radial wall thickness than that of the pipeline for them to withstand the pressure to which they will be subjected to during operation of the pipeline when repaired. It is not necessary for the surfaces that are to be butt welded to be in strict alignment with each other. On the contrary, a small step of one between the two parts may be tolerated. It is conceivable that the external diameter of the pipe may be almost at one end of the range specified for it, at that consequently it may in some instances be necessary to build up the wall thickness of the member to be welded thereto by depositing weld metal on its external surface before making other preparations for the weld.
  • FIGS. 1 to 5 of the drawings the welding chambers and clamps are illustrated only schematically and details of their construction are not shown. Suitable clamps and welding chambers are well known in the art.
  • a pipeline 70 has a damaged section cut away leaving two exposed pipe ends 72 and 74. Inflatable ⁇ pigs ⁇ (not shown) are inserted in these ends and inflated.
  • the pipe ends 72 and 74 are prepared for external butt-welding.
  • the end 72 has butt welded to it the tubular end 78 of a hollow open ended coupling member 76 having at its other end an external part-spherical mating surface 80.
  • the pipe end 74 has a sleeve 82 butt-welded to it.
  • the tubular end 86 of a hollow open-ended coupling member 84 having an internal part-spherical mating surface 88 complementary to the mating surface 80 of the coupling member 76.
  • the length of the coupling cut away is such that by using a sleeve and coupling members of predetermined length it is possible to effect the repair.
  • the mating surface 88 of the coupling member 84 should be able to be mated with the mating surface 80 of the coupling member 76 to form a ball-and-socket coupling without the coupling member being pulled off the sleeve 82.
  • the coupling member 84 may then be clamped in position and fillet welds made first between the sleeve 82 and the tubular end 86 of the coupling member 84 and then between the mating surfaces 80 and 88 of the coupling members 76 and 84. If desired, the mating surfaces 80 and 88 may be fitted with an ⁇ O ⁇ -ring 90 of elastomeric material befure they are welded together.
  • the radial wall thickness of the sleeve 82 and the coupling members 76 and 84 are chosen to be greater than that of the pipeline 70 in accordance with the method according to the present invention.
  • the welds are all made under water in a manner analogous to that previously described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 for making under water welds.

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